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This is the core of a Type II supernova at the onset of explosion: neutrinos that are emitted from the protoneutron at the center are absorbed by the gas behind the shock front, heat up this gas, and drive turbulence; eventually an asymmetric explosion develops. Image credit: Christian Ott, California Institute of Technology / Steve Drasco, Cal Poly San Luis Obsipo.

Type II Supernovae Explode in Lopsided Fashion, Astronomers Say

May 8, 2015 by News Staff

New observations of the remnant of Supernova (SN) 1987A from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) are confirming predictions made at...

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